Afrikaans_speaking_population_in_South_Africa

Afrikaans-speaking population of South Africa

Afrikaans-speaking population of South Africa

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South African census figures suggest a growing number of first language Afrikaans speakers in all nine provinces, a total of 6.85 million in 2011 compared to 5.98 million a decade earlier.[1] 2001 Namibian census reported that 11.4% of Namibians had Afrikaans as their home language. In 2020 many deaths made the population go down.

Geographical distribution of Afrikaans in South Africa: proportion of the population that speaks Afrikaans at home.
  0–20%
  20–40%
  40–60%
  60–80%
  80–100%
Geographical distribution of Afrikaans in South Africa: density of Afrikaans home-language speakers.
  <1 /km²
  1–3 /km²
  3–10 /km²
  10–30 /km²
  30–100 /km²
  100–300 /km²
  300–1,000 /km²
  1,000–3,000 /km²
  >3,000 /km²
Geographical distribution of Afrikaans in Namibia

The South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) projects that a growing majority will be Coloured Afrikaans speakers.[2] Afrikaans speakers enjoy higher employment rates than other South African language groups, despite half a million who are unemployed.[1]

2001 census

The number of Afrikaans speakers according to the census of 2001 in South Africa by district municipal boundaries were as follows:[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Antoinette Pienaar & Hanti Otto (30 October 2012). "Afrikaans groei, sê sensus (Afrikaans growing according to the census)". Beeld. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  2. [2]
    Prince, Llewellyn (23 March 2013). "Afrikaans se môre is bruin (Afrikaans' tomorrow is colored)". Rapport. Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  3. [3]
    Statistics South Africa: 2001 Census Archived 14 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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